text_original: Zeno's death in 491 delayed the negotiations, and it was not till six years later that Anastasius gave a vague recog  nition to Theodoric's kingship. As king of the Goths and Romans (for that was probably his title) Theo  25 26 THE DAWN OF MEDIAEVAL EUROPE doric was, for all practical purposes, absolute monarch of Italy.
text_transcription: ZENO'S DEATH IN FOUR NINETY ONE DELAYED THE NEGOTIATIONS AND IT WAS NOT UNTIL SIX YEARS LATER THAT HONESTASIUS GAVE A VAGUE RECOGNITION TO THEODORIC'S KINGSHIP AS KING OF THE GOTHS AND ROMANS FOR THAT WAS PROBABLY HIS TITLE THEODORIC WAS FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES ABSOLUTE MONARCH OF ITALY
phonemes: zˈiːnoʊz dˈɛθ ɪn fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn dᵻlˈeɪd ðə nᵻɡˌoʊʃɪˈeɪʃənz, ænd ɪt wʌz nˌɑːt tˈɪl sˈɪks jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚ ðæt ˌænɐstˈeɪsɪəs ɡˈeɪv ɐ vˈeɪɡ ɹˈɛkəɡ nˈɪʃən tə θiːədˈɔːɹɪkz kˈɪŋʃɪp. æz kˈɪŋ ʌvðə ɡˈɑːθs ænd ɹˈoʊmənz (fɔːɹ ðæt wʌz pɹˈɑːbəbli hɪz tˈaɪɾəl) θˈiːoʊ twˈɛnti fˈaɪv twˈɛnti sˈɪks ðə dˈɔːn ʌv mˌɛdɪˈiːvəl jˈʊɹɹəp dˈɔːɹɪk wʌz, fɔːɹ ˈɔːl pɹˈæktɪkəl pˈɜːpəsᵻz, ˈæbsəlˌuːt mˈɑːnɚk ʌv ˈɪɾəli.